On Location : Kagemusha (1980)

This photo was taken on the set of the film Kagemusha (1980). It is a Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa. In Japanese, kagemusha is a term used to denote a political decoy. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate a dying warlord in order to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan. #kagemusha
Film Info : Kagemusha (1980)
Film Review : Kagemusha (1980)